Seeder.



No. 834,482. 'PATENTBD 00130, 1906.

R. H. MoUsBR, Jn.

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UNITED STATES SEEDER.

T aZZ 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT H. MoUsER,

' Jr., a citizen of the United States, residing at Crown, in theconvenient or desirable, one of the advantages being to provide a seederwhich shall be simple and comparatively inexpensive in construction,durable, and easy and effective in operation.

Other objects and advantages of my invention, as well as the structuralfeatures by means of which these objects are attained, will be madeclear by an examination of the specification, taken in connection withthe accompanying drawings, in which the same reference numerals indicatecorresponding portions throughout, and in which- Figure 1 is a sideelevation. Fig. 2 is a cross-section through the seedbox and chute andillustrating the manner of stirring the seed and feeding the same to thechute. Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken through the seedbox and thechute, and Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but showing a modifiedform of feeding means and also showing means for making a furrow andcovering the same.

1 designates the'wheels, and 2 the axle, which, in connection with partshereinafter described, serves as the framework of the machine.

3 designates the seedbox or receptacle carried by the axle 2 and inwhich is placed the seed through a suitableopening in the top. In thisbox is suitably journaled a rod or shaft 4, having fixed thereonagitators or arms 5 ,-which serve to stir the seed in the box as theshaft rotates, and thereby keep it fed down. This shaft 4 has on itsouter end a sprocket-wheel 6, connected by a sprocketchain 7 to anothersprocket-wheel 8, fixed on a shaft 9, suitably journaled in the seedboxand carrying a roller 10, on which is fixed the agitators or arms 11,which as the roller 10 rotates project through an elongated slot12 inthe bottom of the seedbox. The purpose of the arms or agitators 11 is tofeed the seed Specification of Letters Patent. Animation ned January17,1906. serai No. 296,482.

Patented Oct. 30, 1906.

through the slot 12 in regular and uniform manner where it empties intoa cone-shaped chute or pipe 13 and passes out through an opening 14 inthe bottom thereof.l As a means of regulating or gaging the feeding ofthe seed to the slot 12 I provide on each side thereof a slide 15, whichis adjusted in any suitable manner, preferably by aset-screw 16, passingthrough an elongated slot cut in the slide.

When it is desired that only a small amount of seed shall be fed throughthe slot 12, the slides 15 are pushed up closely to the agitators 11 butwhen a larger supply of seed is to be fed the slides are pulled away, aswill be readily seen from an inspection of Fig. 2. The shaft9 isconnected with a shaft 17 by a universal joint or coupling 18. The shaft17 is journaled in bearings 19, carried by an arm 20, pivotally mountedat 21 on the frame 22, which in connection with the axle 2 forms thesupporting-frame of my improved seeder. The shaft 17 is rotated by meansof a spurear 23, meshing with a masterear 24, rotatable on the axle 2 bymeans o being connected with one of the wheels 1 by studs or arms 25,which pass into openings arranged opposite each other in the master-gear23 and the wheel 1.

As a means of disconnecting the spur-gear 23 from the master-gear 24 Iprovide an arm 26, pivotally mounted on the arm 20 and likewise on alever 27, pivoted on the frame 22. This lever is arranged opposite asemicircular arcuate notched or ratchet bar 28 and is also provided withthe ordinary thumblatch, comprising a handle 29, a spring 30, and a wireconnection 31 between the handle and a stud 32, which said stud is adated to engage the notches 33 in the ratchetar 28. By pressin on thehandle 29, which is, in effect, a bel -crank lever, the stud 32 ispulled out of one of the notches 33 enabling the operator to move thelever 27. By pulling said lever back the spur-gear 23 is thrown out ofengagement with the master-gear 24, and by dropping the stud 32 into oneof the notches 33 said spur-gear is held out of e11- gagement with saidmaster-gear, and by replacing the lever, which position is shown in Fig.1, the spur-gear is again brought into mesh with the master-gear.

As additional means of supporting the seedbox 3 on the framework of themachine I provide braces 34, one of which is shown in the drawings.

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From the foregoing descriptionit is thought thereof, shafts rotatablyjournaled in the that the operation and construction of my seedboX,agitators mounted on one of said improved seeder will be apparent, andfurshafts and adapted to stir the seed7 agitather explanation is notdeemed necessary. tors mounted on the other shaft and adapt- 5 Havingthus described my said invention, ed to regulate the feeding of the seedthrough 35 what I claim as new, and desire to secure by the slot, meansfor narrowing or widening the Letters Patent of the United States, is*space between the side walls of said slot, a

1. A seeder comprising a wheeled frame, a spout carried by saidreceptacle and adapted seedbox having an oblong slot in the bottom toconvey the seed to the ground7 a master- Io thereof, sha s rotatablyjournaled in the gear rotated byone of thewheels of theframe, 4oseedboX, agitators mounted on one of said a spur-gear meshing with themaster-gear, a shafts and adapted to stir the seed, agitators shafthaving the spur-gear fixed thereon, an mounted on the other shaft andadapted to arm pivoted on the frame, bearings carried regulate thefeeding of the seed through the by the arm and having the spur-gearshaft r 5 slot, means for narrowing or widening the journaled therein, alever carried by the 45 space between the side walls of said slot7 aframe, a rod connecting the arm and the spout carried by said receptacleand adapted lever whereby by operating the lever the to convey the seedto the ground, a masters ur-gear is thrown into and out of mesh withgear rotated by one of the wheels of the frame, t e master-gear, auniversal coupling or joint zo a spur-gear meshing with the master-gear,a connecting the spur-gearshaft with one of the 5o shaft rotated by thespurgear, a universal shafts journaled in the seed-receptacle, and acoupling or joint connecting said shaft with s rocket-and-chainconnection between the one of the shafts journaled in theseed-recepshafts in the feed-receptacle whereby the rotacle, asproeket-and-ehain connection betation of one causes the rotation oftheother.

2 5 tween said last-mentioned shafts whereby the In testimony whereof Ihereunto affix my 55 rotation of one causes the rotation of thesignature in presence of two witnesses.

other, and means for throwing the spur-gear ROBERT I-I. MOUSER, JR. intoand out of mesh with the master-gear. Witnesses:

2. A seeder comprising a wheeled frame, a CLAUD. FINCH,

3o seedboX having an oblong slot in the bottom M. L. MOUSER.

